Divine Will and the Mechanical Philosophy: Gassendi and Descartes on Contingency and Necessity in the Created World

by Margaret J. Osler

Book Overview

The difference between Pierre Gassendi's (1592-1655) and Ren Descartes' (1596-1650) versions of the mechanical philosophy directly reflected the differences in their theological presuppositions.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052152492X
• ISBN13: 9780521524926
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"